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Butterfly Mcqueen: Prissy
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As Prissy, slave girl to the O'Hara family, Butterfly McQueen uttered one of the most memorable lines in cinema history. When the townspeople are fleeing Atlanta in the face of Union Army commander William Sherman's onslaught, Prissy assures Scarlett that she will stay on and help Melanie--Scarlett's expectant sister--through childbirth, claiming, "I'se knows all 'bout birthin' babies." On the day of the baby's arrival... Prissy is nowhere to be found. When Scarlett finally locates her and orders her to take over, Prissy stares fearfully into Scarlett's eyes and squeals, "Lawdy, Miss Scarlett, I'se don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!" Her ill-timed admission earns her an angry slap from Scarlett. In another scene Prissy is shown packing chinaware and other essential items in preparation for the flight from Atlanta.
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Butterfly McQueen’s endearing performance added light moments to Margaret Mitchell’s tumultuous Civil War saga. Who can forget the scene where Prissy shrieked "Oh, Miss Scarlett, I don't know nuthin' 'bout birthin' babies!”
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Thelma (Butterfly) McQueen was born in 1911. She'd been playing small, uncredited roles in films before Selznick signed her to play house slave Prissy in Gone With the Wind in 1939.
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